Eight Man Football Tekonsha loses big to Portland St. Pat

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By By Gary Baker

The Daily Reporter - Coldwater, MI

By By Gary Baker

Posted Aug. 31, 2012 at 1:02 AM

By By Gary Baker
Posted Aug. 31, 2012 at 1:02 AM

Coldwater, Mich.

sports@thedailyreporter.com TEKONSHA — Hard knocks.The Tekonsha Indians took another lump in the young season with a 70-18 loss to Portland St. Pat on Thursday night.The Shamrocks scored 36 points in the first quarter alone, while Tekonsha managed one score on a 27 yard touchdown pass from Riley Lloyd to Jeremy Scherer, making it a 36-6 game after a quarter. Tekonsha got on the board again in the second quarter on a 56-yard touchdown catch by Riley Lloyd on an underthrown pass by Justin Evans. The Shamrocks scored another 12 in the second to make it a 48-12 halftime score."They came out to hit in the first quarter," Tekonsha coach Joe Wright said of the Shamrocks. "We didn't."The visitors put on another 22 points in the third quarter and Tekonsha closed out the scoring on the night with a 31-yard run by Graye Rueppel. On the night, Tekonsha managed 257 yards of offense, with 133 on the ground and 124 through the air. Rueppel led the Indians individually with 52 yards rushing and a score. Riley Lloyd added 22 yards and Justin Evans had 15 yards.On the receiving end, Lloyd had a catch for 56 yards and a touchdown and Scherer added 43 yards on three catches.On defense, Scherer led the way with 13 tackles, Santonio Bright-Mitchell added nine tackles and Graye Rueppel had six tackles and a fumble recovery. Tekonsha fell to 0-2 on the season and plays at Waldron next Friday night."It's an experience factor," said Wright. "Waldron is very good and they are gonna be tough."